Some interesting bits of info ;
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Nearly 120 wind turbines catch fire each year in the UK, according to research in 2014 - ten times the number reported by the industry.
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The figures, compiled by engineers at Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh, make fire the second-largest cause of accidents after blade failure.
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It also takes about 4 years to get the money back on building them.
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Each wind turbine costs more than £2 million and generates an estimated income of more than £500,000 per year.
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A standard 2MW generator could (in theory) power about 2000 homes for a year (assuming a years supply of wind ...)